Interrupted

My Life Thus Far
2015-12-30 06:52:02 (UTC)

A Degree of Gratitude

I can't even begin to express how wonderful it feels to have this work week behind me, and to have the next couple days off. When I woke up this morning, I felt good, but a little dejected at the idea of spending 8 over-stimulating hours around nasty customers looking for a deal. Retail is draining the life out of me... at least, it feels that way sometimes. I think about getting out almost daily, but I'm at a loss when it comes to figuring out what I'll do to make a living. In all fairness, my job could be a LOT worse. I used to cry when I got home from my dental assisting job. The dentist I worked for was so mean, and hard on me. That was a miserable job. I'm not nearly as bad off as I was back in those days. Maybe not always on my worse days, but I do have a degree of gratitude when it comes to my job.

Physically, my pain levels aren't entirely terrible. I don't feel too bad. My back has been hurting less than usual, mostly feeling like I need it popped, or a good massage. Less of the searing pain I often have. I find that my pain levels are lower when I'm more active. Rest is necessary daily, but not all day. I feel better if I do some sort of physical activity, and then rest. I've been very busy at work, so I know that's part of it.

I really need to get my butt to the gym now that work is about to start slowing down some. I got a month free membership trail at SNAP, and I haven't even set foot in there. It's damn near half over. I love getting outside, hiking, going for long walks, but come Winter I don't want to do any of those things, and I'm pretty sure I've gained back all the weight I lost since first going vegan. I'm surprisingly not concerned or upset about it, but for my own health and well-being I should care. I need to drop some weight so my back isn't over taxed. I also need to work on muscle tone to help with daily pain management. I've got fitness goals, and I'm never going to reach them sitting in bed, eating vegan fudge! Tomorrow I'll at least get my gym back sorted out. It's been 8 months since I've set foot in a gym. It's strange and unlike me the more I think about it.

I need to get the kids out of the house tomorrow. They haven't really done anything at all this winter break. I don't know what yet, but something...




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